Thursday, October 18, 2007

A Run for Your Money

I did it again today. I ran another mile, this time starting out at around 6-6.5 mph, and gradually getting up to 7.5. Towards the end I was ready to have a heart attack, but guess what my time was?

8:54!Yes, that's a second short of a full minute less than yesterday.

I had a feeling that when I did it yesterday my approach was wrong; I started out too fast and lost steam. I feel that I can improve a little more right away by starting out slightly faster. I also think you're generally slower in the treadmill since you have to adjust the machine to go faster, instead of just doing it. One of these day's I'm going to buy a stopwatch and go to a track so I can get a more accurate number.

Until then I'm pleasantly surprised with my 8:54 on the treadmill and will work on getting that down.

Oh and my weigh-in? 250.5. SO close! I get that number by weighing myself on my scale at home that I've always used, then checking it against the scale at work right before I work out. They're usually within a pound of each other so I use the average of the two. My home scale already reads that I weigh 250.

I know I'll be meeting my October goal over a week early, unless something really bad happens. That's good news!

p.s. about the image in todays post: I did a google image search for "A Run For You Money" looking for something that fit the content of today's post. Nothing did so I used that instead.

rob,thanks so much for the compliments, but I have to say I'm no different than you are. I think anyone can lose weight and be successful as long as they're commited. You've lost over 100 pounds and are still going! I'm sure you've been through more then me, and know more than I do. We're just in different mental phases right now. I'm basically still just starting out and trying to figure out what I'm capable of, so I'm pushing myself extra hard. Just trying to get to my goals, and I know you'll be doing the same thing.

once again, thanks for the compliments, and the comments. This blog has honestly played a HUGE part in my success and that is 100% because people see it and comment on it.